Förudsatte

Förudsatte is the past tense form of the Swedish verb förutsätta, which means to presuppose or to assume in advance. The verb describes treating a condition or premise as given for the purpose of argument, planning, or analysis. The present tense is förutsätter, and the past participle is förutsatt. The form is used to report a condition or assumption that underpinned a statement, a model, or a decision.

An example of usage is: "Rapporten förutsatte att inflationen skulle ligga under tre procent." Another is: "Alliansregeringen förutsatte att deltagarna hade tillgång till internet." The fixed construction "förutsatt att" expresses a proviso: "provided that" or "on the condition that." In addition to the verb form, the related noun förutsättning means a condition or premise, and the concept is often translated as presupposition or assumption in English.

Etymology and related terms: Förutsätta is formed with the prefix för- and the verb utsätta, and is closely linked to the noun förutsättning. The past participle förutsatt is used adjectivally to describe premises or conditions that are assumed. The term is common in formal writing, such as logic, policy analysis, and scholarly argument, where it signals underlying assumptions.

Usage notes: In Swedish, förutsätta is typically followed by a clause starting with att to specify the assumption (for example, "förutsätta att ..."). It is related to, but distinct from, synonyms like antagande or presuposition, which can carry subtle nuances in meaning. See also förutsättning, antagande, presumtion, presupposition.